MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051800F048.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051800F048.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 36.83,-78.95 Latitude: 36.83 Longitude: -78.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 56 SFC 991 138 31.4 21.6 56 9.8 24.2 196 3 305.3 308.4 297.7 355.0 16.61 2 950 511 26.3 19.6 67 6.7 21.5 202 4 303.9 306.7 296.5 349.3 15.26 3 900 985 21.6 18.5 83 3.1 19.4 208 5 303.8 306.6 296.3 348.5 15.06 4 850 1479 17.6 16.7 95 0.9 17.0 246 14 304.6 307.2 296.0 347.0 14.23 5 800 1995 14.6 10.1 74 4.6 11.7 238 24 306.8 308.6 293.3 336.1 9.73 6 750 2538 10.8 6.0 73 4.7 7.9 239 31 308.2 309.7 292.3 332.2 7.85 7 700 3110 7.2 1.3 66 5.8 4.0 240 35 310.4 311.5 291.5 329.1 6.02 8 650 3716 3.2 -0.9 74 4.1 1.1 247 38 312.6 313.6 291.7 329.9 5.51 9 600 4359 -1.0 -2.3 91 1.3 -1.7 252 38 315.0 316.0 292.3 332.0 5.37 10 550 5050 -4.6 -13.7 49 9.2 -8.1 257 43 318.6 319.1 290.7 326.6 2.40 11 500 5794 -8.4 -11.9 76 3.4 -9.8 268 47 322.7 323.3 292.5 333.0 3.08 12 450 6604 -12.8 -16.9 71 4.1 -14.3 275 45 327.1 327.5 293.0 334.8 2.26 13 400 7492 -18.7 -21.6 77 3.0 -19.5 271 40 330.7 331.1 293.5 336.7 1.70 14 350 8474 -25.7 -34.8 42 9.2 -27.2 273 44 334.2 334.3 293.4 336.3 0.57 15 300 9573 -34.2 -44.8 33 10.7 -35.2 271 48 337.2 337.3 293.9 338.2 0.23 16 250 10820 -44.7 -57.6 22 12.9 -45.3 278 54 339.5 339.6 294.3 339.8 0.06 17 200 12276 -55.1 -66.3 24 11.2 -55.4 303 74 345.4 345.4 295.6 345.5 0.03 18 150 14086 -63.1 -75.8 16 12.8 -63.1 214 40 361.5 361.5 299.0 361.5 0.01 19 100 16565 -64.3 -84.6 5 20.3 -64.5 265 33 403.5 403.5 305.7 403.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5738.21 m Freezing level: 611.95 mb = 4205.62 m = 13797.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.49 mb = 3960.69 m = 12994.24 ft Precipitable water: 1.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.29 % Est. max temperature: 31.03 C = 87.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 860.47 mb = 1372.96 m = 4504.41 ft T: 18.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.81 C/km ThetaE index: 25.97 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.35 mb = 1414.37 m = 4640.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.54 C = 86.97 F Cap Strength: 0.27 C Lifted Index: -5.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.47 C Showalter Index: -4.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.22 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.06 C Cross Totals Index: 25.17 C K Index: 36.93 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 321.17 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.87 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2038.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 63.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 861.00 mb = 1367.59 m = 4486.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 846.00 mb = 1518.81 m = 4982.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 176.00 mb = 13079.92 m = 42912.60 ft B at Equ Level: 2012.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 106.00 mb = 16208.95 m = 53178.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 250.5 at 29.9 knts Storm direction: 280.5 at 22.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 1.5 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 127.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 127.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.13 Bulk Rich Number: 20.41 Bulk Shear: 99.88 m/s